RE: forms & functions

essentially, no. PHP runs server side and the action of a form is generated client-side. To run a PHP function the page needs to be resubmitted. The code you have written will run the function before the page is submitted. try something like ... <? function myfunction() { if($submit) { $result = mysql_query("INSERT INTO app (name,company,address,suburb,state,post,areacode,phone,faxarea code,fax,email,secret) VALUES ('$name','$company','$address','$suburb','$state','$post', '$areacode','$phone','$faxareacode','$fax','$email','$secret')"); } } if ($thissubmit) myfunction(); ?> <form action="#?submit=<?php echo($submit) ?>&thissubmit=1"> Tim Ward Senior Systems Engineer Please refer to the following disclaimer in respect of this message: http://www.stivesdirect.com/e-mail-disclaimer.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Houchin [mailto:peterh@vfsa.com.au] > Sent: 27 February 2001 00:16 > To: PHP MAIL GROUP > Subject: forms & functions > > > Hiya, > > Can i call a function from the action line of a form? > > ie: > <? > function myfunction(){ > if($submit){ > $result = mysql_query("INSERT INTO app > (name,company,address,suburb,state,post,areacode,phone,faxarea > code,fax,email,secret) VALUES > > ('$name','$company','$address','$suburb','$state','$post','$ar > > eacode','$phone','$faxareacode','$fax','$email','$secret')"); > } > } > ?> > <form action="<? myfunction(); ?> > > i would like to do it this way because i have a form on > another page with passed the vaules thru to this one .. and i > don't want it looking at the if($submit) > Any help would be great > > Thanks > > Peter Houchin > Sun Rentals > peterh@sunrentals.com.au > >